AlphaEcho2k5
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Retro 4WD Decal.
What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?
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Retro 4WD Decal.
duffbeer911
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The ball joints actually were not too bad ... these guys on the other hand were in pretty desperate need of replacement!
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JBurt
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Wow. Good job getting rid of that stuff. You'll cruise with more confidence in your rig now for sure.
patinthehat
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Went yesterday to get an aligment and ended up getting a tie rod replaced as well. Drives much better now with an alignment!
99 sr5 highlander
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Retro 4WD Decal.
Where'd you get that? I REALY like it!
Dirtyfingers
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Made a diff guard for it.
Pretty cool, I like that.
Well I don't post on here much. But I got around to mounting my rigid dually spot on my roof basket. I got them at a pawn shop by my house brand new in the box for a 100 taxes in. My buddy scored bigger with a set of D2 driving for a 100 as well!!! Lucky guy. Week before was my light bar in my grill. Those bottom fogs are gonna be turning into my back up lights. I tried uploading of more photos but for some reason I can only upload one?? Any help on that would be great
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NJCatalana
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Made a diff guard for it.
That's awesome. Any chance you'd be willing to make some to sell? I'd be interested!
Dirtyfingers
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On a scale of 1-dammit, how hard was the UCA install?
NateMob
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Pressing the old ball joint out and pressing the new adaptor in were far and clear the only difficult parts to the entire install. It was the first time i had ever used a ball joint press and it took some learnin'.
ugamurph
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What did you do to your 3rd gen today?
Super easy. I do have a no rust truck.
Just had to move a few things out of the way in the engine compartment to slide the bolts out.
I used a 2 jaw puller to get the UBJ out of the old UCA. Easy. Then I used a 3 jaw puller to get the ball joint separated from the knuckle. That part was a pain. I had to rig up a "jig" to keep the ball joint from rotating. It pays to have the right tools on hand. I, on the other hand, just had to make do.
Super easy. I do have a no rust truck.
Just had to move a few things out of the way in the engine compartment to slide the bolts out.
I used a 2 jaw puller to get the UBJ out of the old UCA. Easy. Then I used a 3 jaw puller to get the ball joint separated from the knuckle. That part was a pain. I had to rig up a "jig" to keep the ball joint from rotating. It pays to have the right tools on hand. I, on the other hand, just had to make do.
kernel.panik
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Got a ScanGauge II...
Doesn't fit in my DIN pocket like I hoped...
Need to scour threads for other's ideas...
Doesn't fit in my DIN pocket like I hoped...
Need to scour threads for other's ideas...
NateMob
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I just used a pickle fork to but it loose from the uca since i knew it was getting scrapped, then i too used a 3-jaw to get it out of the knuckle. Correct tools? They are too damn expensive! lol
Regarding what i think of them? At first the idea of being able to adjust them to get a perfect alignment sounded great but the fact that i have been constantly dialing in my front suspension after adding the full skids and then the bumper and winch means that i am constantly changing my geometry up there. i.e. Dialing in more preload on my coilovers to make up for the extra weight or just to try and remove the rake i have from swapping in new rear coils. Making a new alignment an almost monthly thing since any change in weight or height throws shit off. I have been seriously considering pulling them and going to a fixed uniball arm. Less hassle and no worries about unbolting the uca and ruining my alignment, if you arent constantly wrenching on the front end, no big deal. I have nothing bad to say about them, they dont limit my flex at all, they are quiet and they have withstood lots of abuse.
I would like your opinions on your Cooper stt's. Looking at them in a 295/70/17...
ugamurph
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A pickle fork is one of the tools I don't have. And yes, special tools are expensive.
Thanks for the info about the UCAs. I almost pulled the trigger on an Icon or Camburg setup, but decided against it mainly because of the cost.
I really like the STTs. They're a great looking tire. They're also very capable offroad while still being road friendly. I have the 265/75/16 which is only offered in an E rating. I wish they had one in a C rating. They've worn evenly over the last year until recently. For some reason my front tires started having a little uneven lug wear. Not terrible, but it's made the road noise a little louder. That could be attributed to several factors besides tire quality, but I haven't figured it out yet.
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